Agent-based Generative Patterns

A swarm simulation involving up to 250 autonomous
agents of different life cycles

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• code
• generative
• Interactive
• processing

Again it’s been a while since tinkering with Processing and generative design for the last time (day-to-day jobs can be oppressively monotonous at times). I’m currently spinning ideas for an upcoming series of vinyl artworks (possibly) accompanied by large format offset prints.

Still images from generative software (source format 8000×5000px at 300dpi)

While the compelling and eye-catching beauty of generative patterns based on moving beziér curves are already old hat and widely cited, I’m still thinking that there’s room for conceptual enhancement and further analysis of the topic.

Currently, I’m testing various interfaces and input stimuli / formats (i.e. sound, image-analysys and various data formats & sources) to create interactive structures not only producing decorative drawings, but creating generative patters based on logical sequences and structures.

Current prototypes are using a simple graphic-tablet to trigger and stimulate swarm-based simulations involving up to 250 autonomous agents of different life cycles.

» More stills of created generative patterns are available at Flickr.com